Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-13
THE HILL CITY.
ORGANIZATION OF A TRUST ARD con.
sIRUCTIoE COMPANY.
Election Of Bank Officers Disastrous Base
Ball Experience Newspaper
Burned Out.
rconesrOndcnco Ofthe Richmond DlspaichI

LYSCHBuRG, January ~. 1887.
A company has been organized here
under the name OF "The Lynchburg Trust
and Construction Company" having FOR
~ ayOwed object the building OF the
LynehhUrg, Halifax. and North Carolina
railroud, IN the event that the road Is let
10 contract instead Of building II by other
means. The minimum amount OF capital
will hc 100000; The maximum not more
Than 100000. The corporators are George
W. Palmer, OF Saltyille; W. II. Otey, G..
Dewitt. Y. II. I. Adams, NJ. Guggen-
hcimcT. james Il. Gillian, and John Kelly,
# this city. and &. u. Langhorne, o. Rich
mond. The officers are: George W. Pal
mcT, president; J. i. Pettylohn, vice
president; James II. Gillian, secretary
aud treasurer. Nearly The minimum amount
n stock was subscribed yesterday, that
being The occasion when the capitalists
were drawn together 10y the regular annual
meeting Of bank stockholders.
At the stockholders meeting Of the va
rious banks held Yesterday all OF the old
officers we're reelected, save in The case OF
the Lyncbburg National Bank, OF which
James Clark, Of Baltimore, was elected
president and change made in the direct
CRY by the election u five new members.
IL was rot believed until after the meeting
Of the last.named body that Major Otey
would consent 10 q reelection rs cashier.
His reelection " III necessarily involve some
change in the programme laid ont for hm
as president Of the Lvnchburg, Halifax and
North Carolina Railroad, 20 which he was
expected 10 devote His undivided attention
when at the late meeting OF the stockholders
be was reelected president for three years
at salary Of 81 GOO.
The late Lynchburg Blse.Blll Associa-
iton banned out 4" rather di.a>trously for
most Of the stockholders. Heavy assess
ments were made on the members 10 meet
obligations incurred by unwIse manage
mcni. Some Of them resist the payment OF
these assessments for re son, satisfactory
t. lhcms selves, and the matter has now got
ten into The hands Of The law. SUbpOR1S
have been issued against such delinquents.
reimnalle before court on the l1th. What
ever the issue. it is barely possible tbt
another association. based on similar prin-
ciplCe, viii again be constructed here.
The Office Of the Temperance AdCocdie,
Mrs. VI. h. Whltehcad's paper, and organ
q the Good TemplaTs, which has been o.
leusibly published in this city. but really at
BuTford's. station on the Virginia Mid
land read, five miles from here, was acct
dcntaly burned on Monday evening, to-
gdber with all the presses. The type,
cases, &C., were by great effort saved.
The os, 10 tie AduOca'e Is said 70 he about
$1,000, which Is covered by insurance; bu',
in consequence Of some technicaliiieS in
VOWED. II j. not altogether certain that the
pJoprictOrs will be able TO realize on their
insurance. The paper will be issued from
The Office Of the ITgijdan this week.
The Stale Executive Committee OF the
Young Mems Christian Association Of Nir-
ginia met here yesterday. state-Secretary
Williams read q report, which indicated
healthy aud progressive condition OF the
Association. The committee selected
stanton as ;he next place Of meeting OF
Jhe Sttc Convention, beginning on the
oath OF February and ending on the 21th.
Mcs,Is. {. A. Licklider, II. VI. CLARK, and
j. +. Pcttyiohn were appointed commit
tee 10 arrange for The meeting OF the Con-
gution. resolution was adopted recon-
mendmg 10 the state Convention The cstab.
H,lment OF a newspape, in the interest, Of
lhe Association.
4 msn calling himself Hunter left an
idiot boy in charge OF % lady who keeps
board ne. house IN this CITY, about q week
since. depositing y for d., Maintenance
until the next day, when he promised to
call for him. Hunter has thus far failed 10
appear, and the lady l. still in possession
Of the unfortunate boy. He will probably
be sent 10 the aimshouse. REN.